Spent a good deal of time in Montana this summer and met a bunch of nice folks from all over this great country.
I fit in rather well, despite telling all them fuggers how we get schit done back home.
All joking aside, drop the term "California money" from your vocabulary.
You're last sentence is accurate to say the least.
Yes, it is a misnomer, since the wages ARE about 1.5 times what I make here, but the cost of living is about 4x the cost. Harder to make a living there. Nice weather, some good folks, great place to park the beach (right next to my sea shell collection, since I keep it scattered upon the beaches of the world.
) but I do not miss the politics, or the gang activity.